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Why hasn’t London locked down?
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Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View PostAh yes, the terminally ill who are denied painkillers because of addiction.Comment
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostYeah, they're dying. Getting addicted to prescription painkillers is the least of their worries.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostIf someone is dying in pain due to a doctor worried that they'll be addicted, then the doctor isn't following good clinical practice. There is absolutely no reason not to give pain relief to terminally ill patients. Up until and beyond the lethal dose. All quite legal.
My aunt wanted that when she died back in 2017 and it wasn't a thing. She was comfortable though, as much as she could be. (took a selfie on her second to last day with us).Comment
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Originally posted by Scoobos View PostI didn't know the beyond bit was allowed? That's euthanasia isn't it?
My aunt wanted that when she died back in 2017 and it wasn't a thing. She was comfortable though, as much as she could be. (took a selfie on her second to last day with us).Comment
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Good news today though - hospital admissions down to rising by only 8% , thats far lower than any other day to date, during the outbreak.
Deaths down considerably too.Comment
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So we're spending millions on ventilators to what end?
If people now know that those who need them are brown bread within days anyway, sounds horrible, but shouldn't the money be thrown at something else like PPE equipment and other more useful stuff. Morphine, etc?The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostSo we're spending millions on ventilators to what end?
If people now know that those who need them are brown bread within days anyway, sounds horrible, but shouldn't the money be thrown at something else like PPE equipment and other more useful stuff. Morphine, etc?Comment
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostBecause (a) every other country is doing it, so why aren't we?, (b) the public outry at not being seen to at least try and instead leaving people to die will probably lead to riots, (c) there are probably a few people for whom it works and therefore see (b).
Coronavirus doctor reveals he is yet to get a patient off a ventilator alive and his hospital could run out by EasterThe greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostSo we're spending millions on ventilators to what end?
If people now know that those who need them are brown bread within days anyway, sounds horrible, but shouldn't the money be thrown at something else like PPE equipment and other more useful stuff. Morphine, etc?Comment
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